Missouri’s Redrawn Map: GOP Power Grab or Legal Redistricting?

By: Esther Claudette Gittens In September 2025, Missouri Republicans pushed through a controversial redrawing of the state’s congressional map that is almost certainly going to help the GOP gain an extra U.S. House seat. Critics accused it of gerrymandering — drawing district lines to favor one party — and say it dilutes Black and Democratic […]